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Voting for Book Bracket 2019’s Sweet 16 is complete! Check out the results and punny announcements for each day’s winners and losers below. High School Favorites Region Monday, March 25 There was no fault in Harry’s stars. 58 points for Gryffindor! (1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – 58 (4) The Fault in Our…
The first round of voting for Book Bracket 2019 is complete! Check out the results and punny announcements for each day’s winners and losers below. High School Favorites Region Thursday, March 14 – The kite runner was struck down by the stars. John Green moves on. (4) The Fault in Our Stars – 44 (5)…
The results of Book Bracket each year are determined by students in a daily voting activity. Based on which way you want students to vote each day, it can take up a few minutes to up to ten. In the past, I have had students conduct their voting in multiple ways. Here is a breakdown…
After asking students to take part in the Selection Committee for Book Bracket each year, the work begins in order to make the actual bracket. I go through the Selection Committee ballots – paper or electronic – and write down each title that has been suggested. If a title gets more than one vote, tallies…
Today was the big reveal for which books made it in to Book Bracket 2019 with my students, so I would like to share it with you, too! The following books made the 32 book bracket and will compete head-to-head to see who will take the crown. The number next to the book title is…
The most frequently asked question about Book Bracket is how do I come up with the books that are involved and their seeds. The short answer is simple – student choice. The long answer is the following post – the Selection Committee. Book Bracket is all about celebrating March is Reading Month and March Madness,…
March is here, which means two of my favorite celebrations are happening – March is Reading Month and March Madness. Both of these are celebrated in my classroom which a student-driven activity that is entering it’s fifth year – Book Bracket. Book Bracket is a March Madness style single elimination bracket made up of books…
One month of 2019 has elapsed and it’s time for me to check in on my progress with the Unread Shelf Project and my reading goals for 2019. As I said my post announcing my participation in the Unread Shelf Project for 2019, blogging about my progress allows me to check in and hold myself…
I appreciate “The Unread Shelf Project” because as a “project” it can be carefully planned to accomplish a goal in mind, but it can be ongoing with loose ends and tons of room for improvement. I say all this because my unread shelf is in shambles. I have no idea how many unread books I…